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Drunk Putin? The video shows a confused look with a glass of champagne
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Putin: Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue
Putin: Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure will continue. “Yes, we are. But who started it?” Putin said at an event in the Moscow Kremlin.
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Confused appearance of the Russian president: Vladimir Putin comments on the war in a video – perhaps slightly drunk.
Berlin. As the war between Russia and Ukraine, illegal under international law, is costing more and more lives, a confusing new video of the Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin appeared. Not only does the Russian president talk about the ongoing conflict, but the video allegedly shows him drunk.
A clip is circulating on Twitter showing Putin on camera after an awards ceremony in the Kremlin for Russian soldiers. In the oft-shared video, the 70-year-old looks not only relaxed, but also lightheaded: He’s constantly rocking back and forth, and the president’s otherwise serious and stiff facial expressions look anything but frozen. The president holds a hand glass of champagne with a yellowish liquid that looks a lot like champagne.
Putin: confused speech in new video
In the video, Putin confirms this attacks to the “neighbouring country”. “Yes, we do. But who started it? Who blew up the Crimean bridge? Who blew up the power lines of the Kursk NPP? Who doesn’t supply water to Donetsk? […] Yes we do. But who started it?” The head of state defiantly shows in the video. He does not say that Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and thus started the war.
The alleged fake news shouldn’t stop Russia from “fulfilling our obligations to our people,” he said, trying to justify the war.
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That two million times The video seen not only causes comments from private individuals on Twitter – experts also comment on it. Ukrainian expert and publicist Euan MacDonald writes: “Putin, apparently drunk at today’s Russian military awards ceremony, is screwing up his Kremlin propaganda lies: both Crimea and Ukraine are supposed to be refusing water, not Donetsk “.
Putin expert Anders Aslund also commented on the platform: “This is the first time I have spoken to Putin in any context drunk have seen. He’s talking nonsense as usual, but he seems to realize he’s a failure. Very interesting and promising. All Russians will see that he is drunk and weak.” (Day)
This article first appeared on morgenpost.de.
